Dr Laith Al-Shaher, Previous Deputy Minister of Oil, Ministry of Oil, Iraq. Second Vice Chairman/ Iraqi National Oil Company- ( Retired Last July) Previous Positions: Deputy Minister of Oil, Ministry of Oil, Iraq. Second Vice Chairman/ Iraqi National Oil Company. Director General of Administrative and Legal Directorate/Ministry of Oil; Director General of Economic and Financial Directorate/Ministry of Oil; Lead negotiator with IOCs working in Iraq regarding oil contracts; Lead negotiator in dispute settlement with IOCs; Has a big role in drafting many laws and regulations in Iraq; A member of the US – Iraqi Higher Coordinating Committee of the Strategic Dialogue; Playing a great role in the process of re-establishing INOC; Leading the discussions on the cross-border oil fields; A principal role in the process of referring bids of oil fields to IOCs.